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the_o way_n of_o prepare_v the_o stony_a and_o fermentable_a spirit_n be_v to_o take_v the_o juice_n of_o lunary_n and_o extract_v the_o sweat_n of_o it_o with_o a_o small_a and_o gentle_a fire_n and_o you_o will_v have_v in_o your_o power_n one_o of_o our_o argent_fw-fr vives_fw-la in_o liquor_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o white_a water_n which_o be_v the_o ablution_n and_o purgation_n of_o our_o stone_n and_o its_o whole_a nature_n and_o that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o principal_a secret_n and_o be_v the_o first_o gate_n as_o you_o may_v understand_v by_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a etc._n etc._n cap._n 9_o theor._n test_n pag._n 21._o of_o the_o same_o volume_n be_v persuade_v by_o these_o and_o the_o like_a quotation_n i_o may_v affirm_v that_o atrop_n be_v to_o be_v write_v rather_o than_o adrop_n because_o beside_o the_o blackness_n or_o philosophical_a lead_n atrop_n signify_v the_o beginning_n or_o first_o gate_n of_o the_o work_n 11._o that_o in_o the_o adeptical_a chymy_n be_v many_o green_a lion_n to_o be_v necessary_o distinguish_v one_o from_o another_o by_o the_o first_o the_o adept_n mean_v the_o celestial_a sun_n govern_v the_o whole_a world_n the_o second_o be_v argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr more_o common_a to_o we_o than_o common_a argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr the_o three_o be_v call_v argent_fw-fr vive_fw-fr dissolve_v into_o a_o green_a colour_n the_o four_o be_v adrop_n azoquean_n vitriol_n philosopher_n lead_v etc._n etc._n a_o five_o be_v the_o stink_v menstruum_fw-la otherwise_o call_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o green_a lyon_n a_o six_o be_v the_o green_a lion_n of_o fool_n roman_a vitriol_n verdigreece_n etc._n etc._n the_o seven_o be_v extraordinary_a namely_o common_a mercury_n sublime_v 12._o that_o there_o be_v also_o many_o satur_n the_o first_o be_v common_a lead_n the_o impure_a of_o metal_n and_o consequent_o the_o most_o remote_a of_o all_o in_o our_o art_n which_o to_o prove_v by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o adept_n be_v a_o thing_n superfluous_a find_v almost_o every_o where_n among_o the_o adept_n a_o solemn_a caution_n for_o we_o to_o beware_v of_o this_o devourer_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n saturn_n have_v a_o care_n say_v ripley_n to_o bring_v one_o witness_n for_o all_o of_o operate_n with_o saturn_n because_o it_o be_v common_o say_v eat_v not_o of_o the_o son_n who_o mother_n be_v defile_v and_o believe_v i_o many_o man_n err_v in_o saturn_n hear_v what_o avicenne_n say_v saturn_n will_v be_v always_o saturn_n yea_o operate_v not_o with_o the_o earth_n of_o philosophical_a saturn_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o it_o have_v despise_v and_o leave_v for_o the_o worst_a sulphur_n etc._n etc._n cap._n 2._o philorcii_n pag._n 188._o the_o second_o be_v adrop_n or_o azoquean_n vitriol_n whereof_o before_o a_o three_o be_v the_o first_o colour_n or_o blackness_n of_o the_o first_o work_n of_o which_o lower_v the_o four_o be_v copper_n the_o first_o of_o metal_n of_o which_o arnold_n in_o speculo_fw-la alchym_n disp_n 8._o pag._n 605._o volume_n 4._o theat_v chym._n thus_o there_o be_v say_v he_o philosopher_n that_o place_v our_o science_n in_o the_o seven_o planet_n and_o our_o first_o planet_n be_v call_v venus_n the_o second_o saturn_n the_o three_o mercury_n the_o four_o mars_n the_o five_o jupiter_n the_o six_o luna_n the_o seven_o sol_n the_o generation_n of_o copper_n have_v the_o first_o place_n after_o the_o universal_a mercury_n say_v basilius_n libro_fw-la de_fw-la rebus_fw-la nat_n &_o supernat_fw-la cap._n 4._o of_o all_o those_o thing_n say_v paracelsus_n which_o proceed_v from_o salt_n there_o be_v none_o more_o near_o ally_v to_o the_o mineral_n virtue_n than_o vitriol_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o salt_n be_v mineral_n and_o all_o mineral_n lie_v in_o one_o mass_n and_o ares_n now_o vitriol_n in_o the_o separation_n of_o mineral_n be_v the_o last_o thing_n to_o which_o be_v immediate_o subsequent_a the_o generation_n of_o metal_n whereof_o venus_n be_v the_o first_o lib._n 4._o philos_fw-la de_fw-fr element_n aquoe_v pag._n 279._o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v the_o marcasite_n and_o cachymy_n be_v thus_o separate_v from_o the_o first_o matter_n of_o metal_n then_o follow_v the_o first_o generation_n which_o be_v of_o venus_n etc._n etc._n beside_o by_o the_o separation_n whereby_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o marcasite_n and_o cachymy_n be_v expel_v the_o generation_n of_o copper_n do_v immediate_o concur_v imprint_v themselves_o and_o be_v coagulate_v together_o because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o metal_n after_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o marcasite_n and_o cachymy_n in_o the_o same_o book_n pag._n 281._o the_o vitriol_n of_o venus_n be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o thing_n add_v or_o join_v to_o the_o vegetable_a mercury_n in_o the_o make_n of_o adrop_n be_v call_v by_o lul_n the_o first_o male._n this_o fire_n say_v he_o be_v that_o property_n of_o the_o mercury_n which_o you_o must_v endeavour_v to_o preserve_v from_o burn_a be_v the_o tincture_n of_o vitriol_n with_o which_o the_o vegetable_a mercury_n ought_v to_o be_v sublime_v because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o male_n of_o it_o and_o be_v the_o augmentation_n of_o our_o tincture_n which_o be_v a_o great_a addition_n in_o virtue_n and_o power_n when_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o tincture_n of_o sol_n for_o if_o you_o know_v how_o to_o extract_v the_o property_n of_o mercury_n from_o vitriol_n and_o salt_n and_o make_v they_o friendly_a by_o conjunction_n which_o be_v do_v by_o gentle_a sublimation_n you_o will_v know_v one_o of_o the_o great_a secret_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o true_a principal_a perfection_n codicil_n cap._n 92._o pag._n 202._o so_o in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o theoriae_fw-la testamenti_fw-la majoris_fw-la he_o mean_v vitriol_n by_o his_o male_n in_o these_o especial_o the_o fire_n of_o our_o male_n pag._n 50._o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o male_a pag._n 94._o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sperm_n of_o the_o male_a pag._n
the_o quintessence_n can_v be_v extract_v from_o metal_n especial_o gold_n which_o can_v be_v subdue_v by_o itself_o alone_o but_o some_o fit_a corrosive_n must_v be_v make_v use_v of_o which_o may_v afterward_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o again_o so_o salt_n dissolve_v in_o water_n be_v draw_v again_o from_o the_o water_n leave_v void_a of_o salt_n whereas_o notwithstanding_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o every_o corrosive_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o this_o purpose_n because_o they_o can_v all_o be_v separate_v for_o if_o vitriol_n or_o alum_n be_v mix_v with_o water_n neither_o can_v be_v separate_v from_o it_o again_o without_o detriment_n or_o corruption_n but_o will_v leave_v some_o sharpness_n behind_o they_o because_o they_o be_v both_o watery_a and_o two_o like_v concur_v together_o which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v in_o this_o place_n wherefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v advise_v not_o to_o put_v watery_a to_o watery_a or_o oyley_n to_o oyley_n nor_o resiny_n to_o resiny_n but_o 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317._o vol._n 3._o theat_v chym._n to_o speak_v more_o plain_o say_v ripley_n i_o affirm_v that_o the_o more_o subtle_a a_o body_n be_v of_o the_o easy_a dissolution_n it_o be_v and_o moreover_o you_o must_v know_v that_o dissolution_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o our_o vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la or_o some_o other_o vegetable_a and_o this_o vegetable_a mercury_n vegetable_a menstruum_fw-la can_v penetrate_v a_o body_n so_o as_o to_o complete_a the_o dissolution_n of_o it_o except_o the_o body_n be_v first_o make_v spungy_a but_o no_o lead_n be_v so_o spungy_a nor_o so_o subtle_a as_o red_a lead_n or_o minium_n vitriol_n calcine_v and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o be_v frustrate_v of_o our_o expectation_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o take_v red_a lead_n that_o be_v antimony_n prepare_v which_o be_v more_o spungy_a and_o subtle_a than_o any_o other_o lead_n for_o the_o vegetable_a water_n will_v sudden_o penetrate_v into_o it_o and_o dissolve_v the_o most_o subtle_a 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